Lac Chasseur Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Mauricie, Quebec, you have Lac Chasseur. What surrounds it is lake country bush. Surface area runs to about 4 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Mauricie. Start from La Tuque, 26 km down the road. Weymontachie is 72 km and Laurentides 74 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chasseur

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Treat Lac Chasseur as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -16°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. On Lac Chasseur the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac Canard is 0.8 km off. Check the position at Lac Chasseur before loading the car.